BACKGROUND A high percentage of abortions performed in South Africa are in the second trimester. However, little research focuses on women's experiences seeking second trimester abortion or the efficacy and safety of these services.The objectives are to document clinical and acceptability outcomes of second trimester medical and surgical abortion as performed at public hospitals in the Western ...

Background: Medical and surgical methods are available for abortions in both the first and second trimester. Aim: To review the evidence base and current recommendations for available methods of abortions in first and second trimesters. Methods: Extensive literature search and review of available guidelines were done. Results: In the first trimester, medical methods are recommended below 7 week...

AIMS to compare the benefits and harms of misoprostol to induce labour in the second and third trimester of pregnancy with cervagem. METHODS MEDLINE was searched using the terms abortion, induced; abortifacient agents; pregnancy, second trimester; pregnancy, third trimester; misoprostol; cervagem; and gemeprost to identify randomised controlled trials in which misoprostol was compared with ce...

Background: Induced abortion is the medical or surgical termination of pregnancy before fetal viability. It has maternal or fetal indications. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of the combination of methotrexate and misoprostol for termination of the pregnancy in the first trimester. Methods: This analytic study was performed on 100 women at the first trimester of pregna...

Background: Aim of study was to compare effectiveness, adverse effects and patient’s acceptability buccal vaginal routes administration misoprostol in 1st 2nd trimester abortion, type study-randomized control trial Methods: A total 200 women with indications for abortion up 20 weeks pregnancy were enrolled over a period 1 year received either through (Group A) or B) route. Each group containing...

conclusions misoprostol plus letrozole was more effective for inducing abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy compared to misoprostol alone. results the complete abortion rate was 69.7% in the misoprostol and letrozole group and 30.3% in the misoprostol group. incomplete abortion was 32.4% in the misoprostol and letrozole group, and 67.6% in the misoprostol group (p = 0.004). bleeding, ce...

OBJECTIVE This report details enrolment findings related to a Canadian randomized controlled trial comparing immediate to delayed intrauterine contraception (IUC) placement after a second trimester abortion. We report acceptance of IUC, satisfaction with prior contraception, adherence to the CONSORT criteria, and challenges faced in the recruitment process. METHODS Women seeking second trimes...

BACKGROUND Approximately 1 out of 10 abortions in the United States occurs in the second trimester of pregnancy. This study uses survival analysis to identify the factors which delay each step of the process of obtaining an abortion. STUDY DESIGN This is a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional study investigating a sample of 398 women who presented for elective abortion at an urban hos...